Lion Medressa framed in portal of Tilla-Kari Medressa in ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

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People removed digitally. Lion Madressa viewed from the Tilla-Kari Medressa in the Registan in the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Three madressas (Lion, Tilla-Kari, Uleg Bek) comprise the Registan Square. The Lion Madressa takes its name from the representational mosaic lions on the pishtak (entry arch), a very unusual feature in Islamic architecture.

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Size: 3600px × 5042px
Location: Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Photo credit: © Arthur Greenberg / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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